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Acoso y derribo is a traditional sport in the Doma vaquera tradition of Spain, in which cattle are brought to the ground by two riders, the garrochista and the amparador, using the garrocha or lance.^[1] The horses used are often of Hispano-Árabe stock.

External links

Club Taurino of London: An Introduction to Acoso y Derribo (Feria de Caballo, Jerez, 2006), Diana Thurston

References

^ "Acoso y derribo" (in Spanish). Asociación de Garrochistas Extremeños. http://www.garrochistasextremadura.com/. Retrieved June 2011.

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